Delay of 394 Days in Appeal Under Section 107(4) GST Act Not Condoned Due to Insufficient Cause

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....The HC dismissed the petition seeking condonation of a 394-day delay in filing an appeal under Section 107 of the West Bengal GST Act, 2017. The court held that Section 107(4) permits condonation of delay only up to one month upon satisfaction of sufficient cause, and any delay beyond that without cogent reasons cannot be condoned. The reasons provided for the extensive delay were deemed inadequate. Additionally, the challenge to the Adjudicating Authority's order on grounds of violation of natural justice due to improper hearing notice was rejected. Consequently, the statutory limitation period was upheld, and the appeal was not entertained beyond the prescribed time frame.....